NGJ / ENOJ Open Wagon
NGJ / ENOJ Open Wagon |
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| Class | NGJ / ENOJ |
| Vehicle type | Bogie open wagon |
| First introduced | 1961 |
| To Port Lincoln | 1981 |
| Ex Port Lincoln | 1987 |
| Load capacity | 22 tons |
| Number on Eyre Peninsula | 10 |
| Vehicle numbers | NGJ1811, 1814-1816, 1818, 1820-1821, 1823-1824, 1826 ENOJ1-10 |
Built for Commonwealth Railways as standard gauge GD open wagons. Converted to narrow gauge for Central Australia Railway 1975 as NGJ class. NGJ1811, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1821, 1823, 1824 and 1826 to Port Lincoln Nov 1981 - Feb 1982. Renumbered ENOJ1-10 Mar 1985. Not suitable for bulk grain on arrival, but by 1985 had white line painted inside, designated 'Wheat Fill Max' indicating full allowable load for Eyre Peninsula track. All returned to standard gauge as AODY3327-3336 Sep 1987.
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NGJ1814 at Port Lincoln in 1981. Photo: Denis Edlington |